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Football falls 52-10 to ONU

Box Score

The Wilmington College football team had Ohio Northern score on eight straight possessions en route to the 52-10 loss on a seasonably warm, yet windy Saturday afternoon at Williams Stadium in Ohio Athletic Conference play.

"I thought we played and fought hard," said head coach Stacey Hairston. "We didn't quit. Ohio Northern is a well-coached football team. You can't make mistakes and overcome them against a team like that. I am proud the guys fought hard. No matter the score, we have to fight to the last seconds on the clock.

"It goes back to consistency," Hairston continued. "We have two plays where we look good, and then two plays when we look bad. It's a growing process to maintain the level."

It marked the final home game for eight seniors, Brandon Arehart (Wilmington, OH/Wilmington), Aaron Day (Cincinnati, OH/Walnut Hills), Donnie Ary (Jamestown, OH/Greeneview), Trevor Hooker (New Port Richey, FL/River Ridge), Antonio Turner (Gahanna, OH/Lincoln), Stephen Donoghue (Liberty Twp, OH/Lakota East), Chris Ferguson (Springfield, OH/North) and Kyle Akers (Sabina, OH/East Clinton).

After falling behind 17-0, Wilmington got on the board as freshman Grant Brown (Stoutsville, OH/Stoutsville) connected on a 27-yard field goal. The field goal capped an 11-play, 55-yard drive for the Fightin' Quakers.

The Fightin' Quakers capped the scoring with 2:17 remaining in the game when back-up quarterback Austin Jarbo (Gratis, OH/Preble Shawnee) threw a 12-yard pass to Zach Cooper (Mount Pleasant, OH/Connellsville).

Arehart finished the game 13-of-30 for 177 yards and one interception. Jarbo was 4-of-6 for 29 yards and a touchdown.

Cooper hauled in a team-high five receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown, while Tyler Tarnowski (Brecksville, OH/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) had a team-high 58 yards receiving. Josh Duncan (Cincinnati, OH/Archbishop Moeller), the league's leading receiver had four catches for 41 yards.

Zak Kruer (Miamisburg, OH/Miamisburg) recorded 43 yards rushing on 13 carries.

Defensively, Day finished with a career-high 18 tackles with one for loss. The league's leading tackler, Tarrell Starckey (Richmond, VA/Highland Springs) added 16 tackles, two for loss, one sack and a forced fumble.

R.J. Zygarkowski (New Port Richey, FL/RIver Ridge) recorded the first interception by a defensive back this season.



Wilmington (0-9 overall, 0-8 OAC) travels to Capital 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the season finale.



 



 

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Akers

#25 Kyle Akers

WR
5' 9"
Senior
Brandon Arehart

#14 Brandon Arehart

QB
6' 1"
Senior
Donnie Ary

#75 Donnie Ary

DL
6' 3"
Senior
Grant Brown

#49 Grant Brown

Fr.
5' 8"
Redshirt
Zach Cooper

#28 Zach Cooper

RB
6' 0"
Freshman
Aaron Day

#5 Aaron Day

DL
6' 2"
Senior
Stephen Donoghue

#19 Stephen Donoghue

WR
6' 0"
Senior
Chris Ferguson

#90 Chris Ferguson

DL
6' 4"
Senior
Trevor Hooker

#8 Trevor Hooker

DB
5' 8"
Senior
Austin Jarbo

#2 Austin Jarbo

QB
6' 0"
Freshman
Zak Kruer

#15 Zak Kruer

RB
5' 11"
Freshman
Tarrell Starckey

#9 Tarrell Starckey

LB
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kyle Akers

#25 Kyle Akers

5' 9"
Senior
WR
Brandon Arehart

#14 Brandon Arehart

6' 1"
Senior
QB
Donnie Ary

#75 Donnie Ary

6' 3"
Senior
DL
Grant Brown

#49 Grant Brown

5' 8"
Redshirt
Fr.
Zach Cooper

#28 Zach Cooper

6' 0"
Freshman
RB
Aaron Day

#5 Aaron Day

6' 2"
Senior
DL
Stephen Donoghue

#19 Stephen Donoghue

6' 0"
Senior
WR
Chris Ferguson

#90 Chris Ferguson

6' 4"
Senior
DL
Trevor Hooker

#8 Trevor Hooker

5' 8"
Senior
DB
Austin Jarbo

#2 Austin Jarbo

6' 0"
Freshman
QB
Zak Kruer

#15 Zak Kruer

5' 11"
Freshman
RB
Tarrell Starckey

#9 Tarrell Starckey

6' 1"
Sophomore
LB